COVID-19: Saskatoon ringette parents happy to be back at rink with their kids
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Lori Flamand works with some of the youngest players and said the return of tournaments is especially exciting for those who haven’t experienced it before the pandemic.
With COVID-19 safety precautions in place, Saskatoon parents are happy to see their kids participating in sports like ringette.
Lori Flamand, director children’s ringette with the Saskatoon Ringette Association said a lot of their players have been vaccinated and younger children are still in the process of receiving both doses of the vaccine.
“I think that parents have that option and have that choice. Being able to play ringette and have the choice to wear a mask or not on the ice,” Flamand said.
She added that players put their masks on once they get off the ice and into the dressing room.
“I think there’s ways that we can approach this in a safe way, and if there wasn’t, then we wouldn’t do it,” Flamand added.
Flamand works with some of the youngest players. The return of tournaments is especially exciting for those who haven’t experienced it before the pandemic, she said.
“They don’t know what ringette is all about, as far as a tournament feels and the excitement,” she said.
“My biggest thing was I wanted them to be able to come to this rink, watch some of the older kids play so that they could be inspired to want to stay in ringette,” Flamand added.